Tour Operators
‘Book Now, Beach Later’ With Transat
Transat has launched a “Book Now, Beach Later” promotion, where travellers who book by Sept. 30 pay only a $100 deposit for travel between Jan. 3 and April 30, 2019. Travel agents benefit from extra BONBON reward with every booking: $10/room, that’s 2x rewards on South, Florida, Spain, Portugal, cruise and Duo packages, as well as guided tours. $2/passengers, that’s 2x rewards on South, Florida, Spain and Portugal air-only bookings. Travellers who book South packages benefit from Transat’s Price Drop Guarantee; $50 future travel voucher; Free seat selection, valued...
Discovering The Wonders Of Okinawa
Travellers who are destined for an Asian retail therapy mission to cities like Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo can also consider including a quiet island stopover in the immediate vicinity. Okinawa is that island, a place that is only now starting to achieve some tourism visibility in North America, reports western editor, Ted Davis in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. Given its location at the virtual crossroads of Japan and China, Okinawa is much better known as a leisure/beach destination in the surrounding Asia region. Travellers from Japan, China, Hong Kong and...
NĀRAT Invites Agents to Discover Japan
NĀRAT has a Japan educational fam taking place during Cherry Blossom season, synonymous with the country’s culture. NĀRAT’s Ultimate Japan – Cherry Blossom Fam takes place March 19-29 and the 11-day program introduces travel agents to the essence of Japan, in midst of Sakura season, visiting Tokyo, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, Himeji, Mt. Fuji, Nara, Hakone and Osaka among other leading Japanese locations. Agents will explore futuristic and traditional Tokyo, learn about Anime, sample authentic Japanese sushi, visit ancient castles, 1,000-year-old temples with Zen gardens and...
Contiki Appointment
Contiki has named Brad Weiler as its new sales and business development manager for the Greater Toronto Area and Northeastern Ontario regions. Weiler comes to his new role with extensive knowledge of the travel trade business from his time in Australia at Unleashed Grad Trips, where he led the national sales team. Before joining Contiki, Weiler gained extensive knowledge of the travel and tourism industry through more than eight years of client-focused work experience in Canada and abroad. He has so far travelled to 26 countries with a goal of exceeding 30 countries before his 30th...
Tales of Toledo
Staring at a framed print of the Virgin Mary tucked behind a small piece of glass clad with iron bars on a seemingly random narrow side street of Toledo, I learned I forgot to pack something important: a pin. The legend goes that a former resident of the Spanish town would come to this spot to pray for the safe return of her lover, and offered up pins pricked in her blood, no less, as a sacrifice, writes assistant editor, Ann Ruppenstein in this week's digital edition of Travel Courier. Today, our local guide Valle Vicente Fernandez tells us, people stop here to push pins through a...
ACV Launches Carnival Agent Contest
Air Canada Vacations (ACV) has launched an exclusive Carnival Cruise Line Travel Agent cruise contest. Book your clients on Carnival between Aug. 27 and Sept. 16 and get a chance to win your own “Cruise and Flight Package” for two. The promotion is valid for sailings taken by March 31, 2019 to cruise only and cruise and flight packages. The winner will be announced on Sept. 20. Bookings made for sailings from Jan. 1 to March 31 will be entered once; bookings made for sailings from Aug. 27 to Dec. 17, 2018 will be entered twice; bookings made for sailings between Dec. 18 and Dec....
Sunwing Foundation Helps Out in Jamaica
As part of Sunwing Foundation’s Flying Start initiative, Sunwing has partnered with Sisters Keeper Elite Basketball to give kids in Jamaica a summer camp experience and help them get ready for school by providing them with backpacks filled with school supplies. The event took place during Caribbean Hoopfest basketball which ran from Aug. 18-22 in Montego Bay. Players from Sisters Keeper Elite Basketball team from the Greater Toronto Area, who had travelled down to compete in the tournament, took time out to run drills and co-ordinate hosted activities for the kids. The basketball...
AC Race Scavenger Hunt Hits Universal Orlando
“What we’re doing today, you should never recommend to clients,” Beth Fleeton, sales manager - Canada for Universal Orlando Resort announced ahead of outlining the next challenge in this year's edition of the Air Canada Race presented in partnership with Experience Kissimmee. Whereas regular visitors could easily spend an entire day in each respective theme park (with Fleeton noting that agents should recommend two days or more for any actual bookings), the task at hand yesterday (Aug. 28) was much more condensed. Divided between Universal Studios or Islands of Adventure, teams...